Our initial intentions for a home here in Japan was to live off base. We thought, since we are going to be here for three years why not really immerse ourselves in the culture and get into a traditional Japanese house. It's very easy when you are living on base to never leave base. Everything I could possibly want or need is right here, within walking distance. We didn't want three years to go by and us realize we never got out and really experienced all that Japan had to offer. Anyways, a traditional Japanese home means hard floors throughout, lots of doors, multilevel living spaces, steep staircases, special toilets, tiny kitchens-no doubt without a dish washer, not so wonderful insulation, and neighbors that you could reach out and touch. It could have been exciting, but we got offered a town home on base much quicker than we expected. So we got that instead. Living on base is much more convenient and most people that I have talked to tried living off base and then came on base. We made the right choice. And we won't let living on base stop us from making the best of this opportunity.
The view off our balcony...we are surrounded by mountains.
My favorite part of the house. The white kitchen. I actually like being in there. All the white is clean feeling and somehow peaceful. I've been cooking more!
The toilet I was talking about. The first time I came to Japan Peter didn't warn me about these things...i'm not much of a squatter. Anyways. Makes sense for public bathrooms but inside your home???? Maybe that is another reason why most Japanese people are so skinny. They work out every time they go to the bathroom!
A funny little "how to"! Just in case ya'll weren't sure what to do with that hole in the ground!
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